2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs West Indies
{{date|April 21, 2007}}

[[w:England cricket team|England]] have defeated the [[w:West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] in the final game of the Super 8 phase of the [[w:2007 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] at the [[w:Kensington Oval|Kensington Oval]], [[w:Bridgetown|Bridgetown]], [[w:Barbados|Barbados]]. The result decided little: England finished 5th in the Super 8s table, with the West Indies coming 6th.

The end of the match was tight with the result tipping in the balance for the last 5 overs. With just 3 overs left England needed 29 runs - looking unlikely to win the match, but [[w:Paul Nixon|Paul Nixon]] stepped up and hit 13 off the next over, with another 4 coming from extras, to turn the match round; giving England the upper hand. Despite being bowled out by [[w:Dwayne Bravo|Dwayne Bravo]] - who had earlier been involved in the dismissal of 4 other English batsmen (two from run outs, two from bowling and taking one catch) - tail enders [[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|Anderson]] and [[w:Stuart Broad|Broad]] gave England a tight 1 wicket win with just 1 ball remaining.

This was the last appearance for West Indies captain [[w:Brian Lara|Brian Lara]] in international cricket: he has now retired from both [[w:Test cricket|Test]] and [[w:One-Day International|ODI]] cricket. 

'''Toss:''' England won, and elected to field first.

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'''Fall of Wickets:''' 1-131 (Gayle, 23.5 ov), 2-168 (Smith, 29.3 ov), 3-173 (Lara, 30.5 ov), 4-181 (Sarwan, 33.2 ov), 5-258 (Samuels, 42.5 ov), 6-276 (Chanderpaul, 45.3 ov), 7-277 (Bravo, 46.1 ov), 8-296 (Taylor, 48.5 ov), 9-298 (Powell, 49.2 ov), 10-300 (Collymore, 49.5 ov)

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{{Cricket match box end}}

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{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-11 (Strauss, 2.3 ov), 2-101 (Bopara, 15.3 ov), 3-154 (Vaughan, 26.3 ov), 4-162 (Collingwood, 29.2 ov), 5-185 (Flintoff, 34.2 ov), 6-189 (Dalrymple, 35.5 ov), 7-269 (Pietersen, 46.2 ov), 8-271 (Plunkett, 46.5 ov), 9-298 (Nixon, 49.2 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Daren Powell|Daren Powell]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=58|wickets=0|econ=5.80}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Jerome Taylor|Jerome Taylor]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=65|wickets=2|econ=6.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Chris Gayle|Chris Gayle]]|overs=5|maiden=0|runs=32|wickets=0|econ=6.40}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Dwayne Bravo|Dwayne Bravo]]|overs=9.5|maiden=0|runs=47|wickets=2|econ=4.77}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Ramnaresh Sarwan|Ramnaresh Sarwan]]|overs=5|maiden=1|runs=21|wickets=1|econ=4.20}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''England:''' [[w:Michael Vaughan|M P Vaughan]] (capt), [[w:Andrew Strauss|A J Strauss]], [[w:Ravinder Bopara|Ravi Bopara]], [[w:Kevin Pietersen|K P Pietersen]], [[w:Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood]], [[w:Andrew Flintoff|A Flintoff]], [[w:Jamie Dalrymple|J W M Dalrymple]], [[w:Paul Nixon|P A Nixon]] (wkt), [[w:Liam Plunkett|L E Plunkett]], [[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|J M Anderson]], [[w:Stuart Broad|S C J Broad]]<br>
'''West Indies:''' [[w:Chris Gayle|C H Gayle]], [[w:Shivnarine Chanderpaul|S Chanderpaul]], [[w:Ramnaresh Sarwan|R R Sarwan]], [[w:Marlon Samuels|M N Samuels]], [[w:Brian Lara|B C Lara]] (capt), [[w:Dwayne Bravo|D J Bravo]], [[w:Dwayne Smith|D R Smith]], [[w:Denesh Ramdin|D Ramdin]] (wkt), [[w:Jerome Taylor|J E Taylor]], [[w:Daren Powell|D B Powell]], [[w:Corey Collymore|C D Collymore]]

'''Player of the match:''' [[w:Kevin Pietersen|K P Pietersen]] (England)

Umpires: [[w:Rudi Koertzen|R E Koertzen]] (South Africa) and [[w:Simon Taufel|S J A Taufel]] (Australia)<br>
TV umpire: [[w:Billy Bowden|B F Bowden]] (New Zealand)<br>
Match referee: [[w:Ranjan Madugalle|R S Madugalle]] (Sri Lanka)<br>
Reserve umpire: [[w:Steve Bucknor|S A Bucknor]] (West Indies)

== Sources ==
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England have defeated the West Indies in the final game of the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. The result decided little: England finished 5th in the Super 8s table, with the West Indies coming 6th.

The end of the match was tight with the result tipping in the balance for the last 5 overs. With just 3 overs left England needed 29 runs - looking unlikely to win the match, but Paul Nixon stepped up and hit 13 off the next over, with another 4 coming from extras, to turn the match round; giving England the upper hand. Despite being bowled out by Dwayne Bravo - who had earlier been involved in the dismissal of 4 other English batsmen (two from run outs, two from bowling and taking one catch) - tail enders Anderson and Broad gave England a tight 1 wicket win with just 1 ball remaining.

This was the last appearance for West Indies captain Brian Lara in international cricket: he has now retired from both Test and ODI cricket. 

'Toss:' England won, and elected to field first.

'Fall of Wickets:' 1-131 (Gayle, 23.5 ov), 2-168 (Smith, 29.3 ov), 3-173 (Lara, 30.5 ov), 4-181 (Sarwan, 33.2 ov), 5-258 (Samuels, 42.5 ov), 6-276 (Chanderpaul, 45.3 ov), 7-277 (Bravo, 46.1 ov), 8-296 (Taylor, 48.5 ov), 9-298 (Powell, 49.2 ov), 10-300 (Collymore, 49.5 ov)

'Fall of wickets:' 1-11 (Strauss, 2.3 ov), 2-101 (Bopara, 15.3 ov), 3-154 (Vaughan, 26.3 ov), 4-162 (Collingwood, 29.2 ov), 5-185 (Flintoff, 34.2 ov), 6-189 (Dalrymple, 35.5 ov), 7-269 (Pietersen, 46.2 ov), 8-271 (Plunkett, 46.5 ov), 9-298 (Nixon, 49.2 ov)


'England:' M P Vaughan (capt), A J Strauss, Ravi Bopara, K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood, A Flintoff, J W M Dalrymple, P A Nixon (wkt), L E Plunkett, J M Anderson, S C J Broad
'West Indies:' C H Gayle, S Chanderpaul, R R Sarwan, M N Samuels, B C Lara (capt), D J Bravo, D R Smith, D Ramdin (wkt), J E Taylor, D B Powell, C D Collymore

'Player of the match:' K P Pietersen (England)

Umpires: R E Koertzen (South Africa) and S J A Taufel (Australia)
TV umpire: B F Bowden (New Zealand)
Match referee: R S Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire: S A Bucknor (West Indies)
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